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The word “tur” is a word I haven’t been able to translate into English properly. It could mean a trip or a tour, but in Norwegian the word is normally used to indicate going for a walk. Norwegians love to go for a walk; Søndagstur (Sunday walk), fjelltur (mountain walk/hike), trilletur (walking with a pram), and many more types of walks. This type of walk often doesn’t have a specific goal, you just walk for the walk itself. And often in groups of other people (sometimes even organised, but I am only really talking about walks with family and friends), but also alone.

I guess motherhood is quite similar in most cultures – at least in the cultures that I am familiar with – all though there will always be slight differences in how things are done, and the expectations to you as a mother. Here in Norway we get a year in maternity/paternity leave (both parents have to take time off to make it a year – my husband took 4 months)

There are many things that is different in Norway and that an Englishman (my husband) has to get used to living here. And after living in the UK myself for a number of years, I am also trying to understand and remember how it works… The Wine Monopoly…

To give you some background: In the UK you can easily buy a bottle of wine (or any other type of bottles) at any supermarket, cornerstore or bottleshop – and believe it or not – but you can do this at almost any time of day – any day of the year! (To a Norwegian this sounds too good to be true!)

I am not really going to write a whole article just about the weather (all though if you are interested it is currently partly cloudy and quite windy). Talking about the weather though, all though quite a cliche, can often be a good way to start a conversation when you don´t really know what to say as everybody has an opinion about it!